Mop.



W. B. FULLER.

APPLIOA-T10N FILED FBB.21, 1912.

Patented May' 7, 1912. l

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W. B. FULLER.

MOP.

APPLICATION FILED rmml, 1912.

,025,800. Patented May 7, 1912.

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WILLARD B. FULLER, 0F vCAClA-SAUQTJ'A, PENNSYLVANIA.

Speoication of Letters Patent.

Patented May 7, 1912.

Application led February 2 1, 1912. Serial No. 679,159.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, WILLARD B. FULLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Catasauqua, in the county of Lehigh and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mops; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art j to which it appertains to make and luse the same.

This invention relates to mops, and more especially to the heads thereof; and the object of the same is to produce an improved mop head having fingers resembling those on the human hand, and an improved mop clothespecially ada ted therefor. This y constructing the device in the manner hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and as shown in the drawings wherein- Figure 1 is a plan view of this improved mop showing the cloth in place over its head Fig. 2 is a central -longitudinal sectional view through the mop head and its handle. Fig. 3 is a. detail of the cloth removed and with one of its flaps turned up. Fig. 4 is an enlarged plan View of the head of the mop with the handle removed, one of the fingers being shown in horizontal section. Fig. 5 is a sectional detail of the several parts of one of the long fingers slightly separatedf The handle of this improved mop by pref-- erence comprises a wooden hand hold 1 having at its lower end a brass socket 2 into Awhich is screwed the upper end of an iron rod 3 whose lower end is formed with a T- head 4 and its bodyis covered with rubber tubing 5 so that it will not scratch delicate ieces of furniture. The T-head engages earings 6 secured on the top of a hexagonal block 7 which forms the body of the mop head, and the construction is such that said head may be moved over the floor in any direction by means of the handle and the latter may be swung over upon its pivot as desired. The head of this mop comprises said block and the various fingers connected with and carried by the same, there being by preference three short fingers projecting from certain sides of the blockand three long ones from the intermediate sides so that the general contour of the mop-head is triangular as best seen in Fig. 1. From each side ora face of the head or body 7 projects a knob 8 which is prefheaded or enlarged slightly at its outer end 'as at 9, and the axes of all said knobs stand oblique to a horizontal plane through the center of the body 7, three of the knobs inclining more steeply downward than the other three for a purpose to appear. Every other knob is intended to carry what I will call the short finger of the mop head, and each finger includes a solid rubber tip 10 Whose sides all converge downward to a` rather blunt point 11 at its outer eX- tremity, and a tubular neck 12 integral with its inner end and adapted to be slipped over the headed portion 9 of the knob 8 and held thereon by a brass band 13. The remaining knobs which are not so steeply inclined downward carry the long fingers, and each of these-comprises the same solid rubber tip 10 and point 11, a much longer ltubular neck 1'2, and the same fastening band 13. Within the long tubular neck or shank 12 is disposed a flexible filler 14 as of rope, andl between the outer end of the filler and the inner end of the tip 10 is a weight 15 as of lead. Thereby is produced an imitation human finger in so far as it is rather long and flexible and its surface is made soft so that it cannot injure the lfinest piece of furniture or the wall or base-board; but it is especially useful in mopping or-scouring floors` in that its tip 11 is of solid rubber, its outer end is weighted as at 15, and its body is flexible throughout the lengt-h of the filler 14 so that the Weight bears the finger normally downward in close Contact with the floor. The reason for the lesser inclination of the axis of the knobs 8 carrying these longer fingers will now be apparent, although this detail of construction may be dispensed with if desired.

The mop cloth for this improved. mop

head is best seen in Fig. 3. It comprises a will bb clear, and the hooks rengaged with the eyes so that the vparts stand as seen in Fig. 1. This mop cloth is made of fabric, or it vmay be possible to make it of felt or other flexible material capabley of being washed. Vith each mo Ipreferably provide several such cloths for obvious reasons. Otherwise the parts of this entire device are of the desired sizes, shapes, proportions and materials.

rIn use one of the clean cloths is slipped over and hooked onto the mop head and the operator grasps the hand-hold of the handle and moves thehead over the Hoor. If it be desired to simply polish a waxed floor, a mop-cloth as of felt or flannel may be employed, saturated with liquid paraffin or similar oiling or waxing substance, and the whole reciprocated over the finest floor without injury to it or to the base-board or furniture. If it be desired to wash afloor, a mop cloth of proper material is employed to carry the water or suds and t0 take up the dirt, and in this case the device is used Wetin a manner which will be understood by any. housewife.

Particular attention is direbted to the alternated position of three long fingers between three short ones so that the general contour of the mop head is triangular, and

4over this of course must be fitted a mop cloth which is triangular. Attention is also directed to the fact that the tips of all the fingers are made of solid rubber so that they may yield in case they are jammed against t-he base-board or a piece of furniture, whether the direction of the blow is longitudinal of the finger or lateral thereto.

In polishing or washing in corners, as along the baseboard or against the stairs, the operator may push one straight edge of the cloth into the corner and it will be held there by three of the fingers, though each of the latter at its extremity is somewhat fiexible by reason of the presence of the rubber tips 10. In devicesof this character hitherto made, any projection or extension from a head whlch was of sufiicient length to be pushed into small corners had the objection of being too rigid, and I therefore consider the use of a rope or fiberfiller 14 of great advantage, and the use of a weight l5 for bearing down the outer end of a long flexible finger of equal advantage. While. it is of course possible to use some othercloth than' that shown and described herein, I consider the triangular cloth and its specific fastening means as of special use in this connection for reasons which will be obvious.

What isvclaimed asl new is: v 1. In a mop, the combination with a handle, and a substantially triangular head Vcarried at the lower end thereof; of a mop cloth of substantially triangular shape and A bod comprising a fabric bottom, a fabric top stitched thereto around its edges and provided with a T-shaped o ening through its for the passage o said handle, and hoo -and-eye connections between opposite sides of said opening.

2. In a mop, the combination with a handle; of a head including a hexagonal block flexibly connected with the lower end of said handle, and long fingers projecting from three of its sides and short fingers from the other three, with the outer ends of all fingers arranged in the shape of a triangle.

8. In a mop, the combination with a handle; of a head including a hexagonal block exibly connected with the lower end of said handle, knobs projecting from the various faces of saidblock and having their axes inclined downward, and alternately long and short fingers each having a solid rubber tip, and a tubular rubber neck, and

means for holding the latter over one of said knobs. c

4. The herein described mop head comprising a hexagonal block having knobs proj ecting from its six faces and inclined downward, every other knob being inclined at a greater 'angledownward than the adjacent knob, a handle connected with said block, a set of'three shortL fingers each comprising a solid rubber tip and a tubular neck removably engaging the knob ofthe steepest inclination, and a set of three long fingers each comprising a similar tip, a longer tubular neck whose inner end is slipped over the remaining knobs, and a filler for said neck.

5. The herein described mop head comprising a hexagonal block having knobs projecting from its six faces and inclined downward, every other knob being inclined at a greater angle downward than the adjacent knob, a handle connected with said block, a set of three short fingers each comprising a solid rubber tip and a tubular neck removably engaging a knob of the steeper inclination, anda set of three long fingers each comprising a similar tip, a longer tubular neck whose inner end is slipped over one 0f the remaining knobs, a piece of rope disposed within the neck of each of the longer fingers against the outer end of its knob, and a weight between the outer end of the rope and the inner end of said solid tip.

6. In a mop head, the combination with a body having a knob projecting from its side; of a finger comprising a solid rubber tip and a tubular shank projecting therefrom and engaged with said knob, a weight within said shank next the tip, and a fibrous filler between the weight and knob.

7. In a mop head, the combination with a body having a knob projecting from its side; of a finger comprising a solid rubber tip and'a tubular `shank projecting there- 1,025,800 f e rB from and engaged with said knob, and a they block, and a fibrous Illler within `the 10 A Weight mounte Within the shank next the shank. tip. i In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 8. In a, mop head, the combination with a my hand in presence `of two subscribing witblock having 'aflet lower face and an up'- nesses. 4

right side; of a finger comprising 'a 'solid f' lWILLARD B. FULLER. tip and s. tubular shank both made of yield- `Nitnessesz ing material and the inner end of the MIRIAM A. CLEWELL,

shank connected withl said upright side of HENRY W. MOHR. 

